Golf Central

Another International Cup, another one sided event and another occasion for us to wonder whether these events are doing any good in spreading the games popularity. The Seve Trophy is the most recent addition to the list of one sided trans continental/national trophies . The Ryder Cup is perhaps the only event that has managed to hold it’s own and we were all witness to that in the last edition at the K club where massive crowds cheered every stroke and it was followed keenly by a worldwide audience. Off late Europe has held a strong grip on the cup and if that continues one has to question the viability of such an event over the long term.


At the Presidents cup in Canada, the international team was again left licking it’s wound and the only thing that they could relish was the local boy beating Tiger in the singles. While that was a cause for great joy for the locals who thronged the golf course surely not the only thing we were looking for in the competition.

The Seve Trophy the latest entrant to a competitive event of this nature and I personally believe it doesn’t seem to have a great future for it fails to generate the hype and excitement that should surround such an event. Let us see how it goes in the future. For now the Brits and the Irish can savour their victory.

Andy Brown